Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-01
TIE INSANE ASYLUM.
Gard From the Executive Committee Ia
Reply to Recent Attacks.

Gard From the Executive Committee IN
Reply to Recent Attacks.
WESTON, July 21.-The recently re-
newed attack being made upon the man
agement OF the West Virginia Hospital for
the Insane by portion OF the partisan
press of the state is OF such reprenenSibIc
character, in view OF all the circumstances,
AS to demand q hriri and unprecedented
statement To the public from the under
signed members OF the Board of Directors.
The o4rtlled evidence taken 10y the IN
yrStigatug committee of the Legislature,
sent To investigate the management and
condition of the hospital last winter, Is not
given 10 the public ON TIE ground of ITS
immoral and indecent character and UNFIT
Tor publication. Huw proper and nov
moral some bitter partisan editors IN our
time can be, Yet a. the same time they
are constantly guilty OF oilruses against
morals and honor that would make fan
and lust minded person stare IN aStonlSh
mrut ~ such methods q. "uph"ldlng VT
IN, and rendering wee odlnuS' Ihr>,
lr, a part OF the dark and devious paths
of such political hacks, playing Tor the
stake of offices and plumber alone, proStl
tutiug honor, morals and dccrncy IN tn,
uuholy game. Ia this mad ami dlSlp
pointing strife,
.A,tu.unI ~tJrus lu failure.
NurS0rr -rrw- the shade
Rut while the evidence is Withheld from
the public, these "moEll'' editors tell IN,
people that the investigation" commlttc,
found % irIghttul conditions oi All IT'S rN
isting at the hospital. The honor aud
good name OF the superintendent, oi the
oi Eoard of Directors. OF the Governor,
and ui the a,r Board OF Directors, are all
To he sacrificed in order To sustain the ue
port al. the investigating committee
repor, that cost the people several thou
sand dOllagS-a report. the conclusions u
which are not warranted 10y the batch al
iuty, filthy nonsense. which they
call testimony Testimony indeed.
Ii would not be- received Is
testimony before any tribunal, either civil
,r military. in the land on account ot its
hrlrSly character. M fair minded person
OF ordinary Intelligence can examine II
without e feeling ul indignation That Surl
IN amount ol public money should have
been expended To collect ~ucu quantity
nj foolish r,rt,uptibIr tiri,rl and cruelty
and rrr,.s..uriIy b.,.r.s aud alarm the. lrrl
mos or relatives and lrlrndS oi ratiruts
nnder treatment at the hospital. To NOR,
T,II,, rop,rrrb,uI tb, drpth of this Who'll,
.,.i.'rity IN. r.,,,rt AZ th. old Erlrl al
nir,.tnr,. ., tbs .;,v.rp,r that ,pDIn.yrd
~. r.,,or. sbopIJ ai,, L,. carefully
..,,,.,,p.J Tb,t E,grJ ,y,.. r.rppo-ad OF
nm. nf the b,st and pnrrSt men I'M Tn,
,;tlre. and they arrive Il, - directly con.
rr.try conclusion, tauudrd upon the same
data. which VIZ TIM h.,sIs OF the Iuyestigat,
me Committee.
The assertion that We. as members oi
the new Board appointed hy Governor
Wilson were SOD appoiut.,! with IN. under,
stludiu. that We were to vote tor the r.,
-rutiou ot Dr Bland is "a r.d.,ioas ami i-
ttmop, lie. We would never have accepted
tue appointment uuicr amy such ,oudi-
tiou. An tug. pr. EIaud ever could have
hoped lug. In th- Eppuutmrut ut the urw
Hoayi, WAS hat they should hr men oi
good character who had NOT alrcai} made